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Feitu, Pierre,
Van Amringe Granite Company,
History -- United States
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Emblem -- Military Insignia
Emblem -- Seal
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Sharpsburg
Sculpture
124th Pennsylvania Volunteer Reserve Infantry Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Feitu, Pierre, b. 1868, sculptor.
Van
Amringe
Granite
Company
,
contractor
.
Title:
124th Pennsylvania Volunteer Reserve Infantry Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Antietam Battlefield Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
1904. Dedicated Sept. 17, 1904.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: Westerly, Rhode Island granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft. 4 in. x W. 3 ft.; Base: approx. 11 ft. 6 in. x 9 ft. x 9 ft.
Inscription:
(On bronze base of sculpture, proper left side of figure:) Pierre Feitu/Sculp./N.Y. 1904 (On front of base:) 124TH PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY/1ST BRIGADE 1ST DIVISION 12TH CORPS/ERECTED BY STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA AND SURVIVORS' ASSOCIATION 1904/SEPT 17, 1862 ANTIETAM/CHANCELLORSVILLE MAY 1-2-3, 1863 signed
Description:
A standing figure of an infantryman, his proper right hand holding a musket topped by a bayonet and his proper left hand resting on his belt. He is dressed in a heavy top coat and cape, and he carries a knapsack and blanket roll on his back. The sculpture stands atop a granite base carved on the front with a five-pointed star emblem of the Twelfth Army Corps. Below the emblem is a circular plaque bearing the regimental designation and below that is a bronze plaque bearing the Pennsylvania state seal.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
History -- United States -- Pennsylvania
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Emblem -- Military Insignia
Emblem -- Seal
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Sharpsburg
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia
Located Antietam National Battlefield, Intersection of Starke Avenue & Old Hagerstown Pike, Sharpsburg, Maryland 21782
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland survey, 1993.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MD0035, 1989.
Monumental News, Jan. 1905, pg. 31-32.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS 77002781
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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